'Mount Trashmore' is no more; new dumpsite opens

Jun. 23, 2008 11:00 PM

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The Reporter

Under pressure from Pick 'n Save officials, the city has closed the temporary flood debris drop-off site on West Scott Street and opened a new spot for bulky waste nearby.

On Monday afternoon, the city urged residents to haul their trash another 800 feet north to an empty lot across from Fond du Lac's Municipal Service Center at the corner of Doty Street and Harbor View Drive. The Pick 'n Save site, 75 W. Scott Street, will be barricaded while city workers truck out the remaining waste and clean the parking lot.

The city was squatting in the lot, which it did not have permission to use. City Public Works Director Mark Lentz took emergency action and designated it a drop off site June 12, when floodwaters were rising. Pick 'n Save officials are trying to sell the vacant store and asked the city to clean up what has been dubbed "Mount Trashmore," Lentz said.

Lentz and others lauded the storeowners for their patience while the community cleans up in the aftermath of widespread flooding.

"They've been very generous in letting us use the lot," Lentz said.

The new dumpsite will be open for several weeks, or as long as residents continue to bring in flood-damaged items, said Municipal Service Center Operational Director Stephen Kees. Signs will direct people to the new site, which will be open 24 hours a day, Kees said.